From their press release of today: MINNEAPOLIS — January 10, 2014 Target today announced updates on its continuing investigation into the recent data breach and its expected fourth quarter financial performance. As part of Target’s ongoing forensic investigation, it has been determined that certain guest information — separate from the payment card data previously disclosed —…
Category: ID Theft
Internet Scammers Change Some Boston University Direct Deposit Accounts
Rich Barlow reports: Apparently using a common internet deception called phishing, scammers obtained log-in information allowing them to change direct deposit routing information for the paychecks of 10 BU employees in December. The employees’ monthly paychecks were then routed elsewhere. […] Shamblin says that users of suspicious internet protocol (IP) addresses gained access to the…
FL: Retirement fund worker sentenced for identity theft fraud
Pamela McMahon reports on yet another case of identity theft for tax refund fraud in Florida. Tobin Lamar Lyon II has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft and wire fraud conspiracy. He was also ordered to pay restitution. Lyon, who was a service representative for Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association –…
KY: Notary public was selling personal information to ID thieves
WKYT reports: She was a notary public who was supposed to help consumers on refinancing transactions. Instead, Melissa Hodge was selling their social security numbers and personal information to identity thieves. “They would give $20 for individuals that had a credit score between 500 and 600. Then it would go up from there. If they…
PA: Waiter skimmed customers’ cards
Amanda Christman reports that a man who waited tables at the Jumbo China Buffet in Hazle Township skimmed customers’ credit and debit card numbers. Read more on CitizensVoice. Probably wasn’t a great idea on his part to skim some police officers’ cards….
SD: Former Citibank employee offered plea deal in ID theft case
The Argus Leader reports: A former Citibank employee accused of stealing customers’ identities has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Terri Jo Huber, 43, of Sioux Falls, was indicted on nine fraud-related counts in August, including bank fraud, identity theft, access device fraud and embezzlement.